to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
unexpected meeting; coincidence
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
older sister; lass; young lady
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
without; but if; otherwise; or else
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
eyesight; vision; visual acuity